National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council

The National Prevention Strategy is here! On June 16, 2011 U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin and members of the National Prevention Council released the first ever National Prevention Strategy at a news conference in Washington, D.C. To learn how you can become part of America’s Plan for Better Health and Wellness, read the National Prevention Strategy More information on the National Prevention Strategy can be found at: http://www.healthcare.gov/prevention/nphpphc/strategy/index.html Find out about the next meeting of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health: http://www.healthcare.gov/prevention/nphpphc/advisorygrp/index.html

The National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council (National Prevention Council), called for by the Affordable Care Act, provides coordination and leadership at the federal level and among all executive agencies regarding prevention, wellness, and health promotion practices. It is composed of the heads of 17 federal agencies and chaired by Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.

With input from the public and interested stakeholders, the council developed a National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy (National Prevention Strategy). The strategy provides an unprecedented opportunity to shift the nation from a focus on sickness and disease to one based on wellness and prevention. It presents a vision, goals, recommendations, and action items that individuals and public, private, and non-profit organizations can use to reduce preventable death, disease, and disability in the United States.

National Prevention Council Milestones

• On June 10, 2010 the President signed an Executive Order creating the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council.
• On January 26, 2011 President Obama announced the appointment of 13 people to serve as members of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, with an additional two members announced on April 8, 2011.
• On June 16, 2011 the National Prevention Strategy was released.
• On July 1, 2011 the 2011 Annual Status Report (PDF - 259 KB) was released.